Focusing on the people and techniques of the men and women who "Direct" movies and television.
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Was Rear Window making a statement about 1950s gender roles?
Alfred Hitchcock was a master of mise-en-scène, whereby in film just about every inch of every frame of a film was intentional. Rear Window is one of his greatest and most influential films. ...
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Is it common to see directors acting in their own films?
There are a few movies I can note where their directors also played a role in their films. Orson Welles tended to star in many of his films, but that was during the 40's. Roman Polanski played the ...
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What is the reason for making “Human Centipede 2” in black and white?
As per Tom Six's claim for Human Centipede 2 to make it more graphic and disturbing, making the first film seem like "My Little Pony compared with part two." So why to make it in black and white?
So ...
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Did the director and editor for House of Cards make aesthetic decisions based on H.264 encoding limitations?
Given that the production team for House of Cards knew the show would be streamed online as the only distribution method, did the directors and editors consider H.264's encoding limitations when ...
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How do they film money in TV or movie?
Money shown in movies or TV shows before 30-40 years was looked fake. Is there a law that prohibits was showing real money (bills and close ups of coins) in a TV commercial, show or film? How do they ...
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What is the reason for the many directors used in the Game of Thrones series?
A total of 9 directors have been used to direct the Game of Thrones TV series till date.
I was left wondering as to why use so many directors for a single plot story! Wouldn't their individual styles ...
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How are the best director award winners chosen?
I do not understand how the best director awards are determined each year. It seems impossible to assess the method of a movie director unless you are part of the crew.
So, how do the ...
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How do they prevent animal cruelty in movies?
According to a number of sources , cruelty to animals is an offence and it is punishable in most countries. But in historical film it's inevitable, because if a film is looking to be historically ...
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Was Alfred Hitchcock a feminist?
Many of Alfred Hitchcock's films contain a strong female lead. From Grace Kelly's Lisa in Rear Window to Ingrid Bergman's Alicia Huberman in Notorious, these actresses were characteristically ...
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Why does J. J. Abrams like to insert the number 47 into his movies?
In another question on this site I noticed that J. J. Abrams inserts the number 47 into several of his movies. I'm curious about it... Why is the number 47 significant?
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Why was Brenda Chapman released from directing “Brave”?
The title hopefully sums up the question entirely. Brenda Chapman was one of the lead animators on "Lion King" and was to be Pixar's debut female director on "Brave" which she has sole story credits ...
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Unrelated Cast Songs for the Credits
At the end of "There's Something about Mary" (1998) the characters sing "Build me up, Buttercup" which seems to be fairly unrelated to the film and at the time unique.
Was TSaM the first film to ...
